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Free North Dakota Rental Application Form

A North Dakota Rental Application Form is a screening tool used to evaluate a potential tenant’s eligibility. It requests personal, credit, and employment info to help you make an informed leasing choice. Proper use of this form protects your property and shows you follow all fair housing mandates.

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What Is a North Dakota Residential Rental Application?What to Include in a North Dakota Rental Application FormNorth Dakota Rental Application SampleNorth Dakota Rental Application LawsOther Real Estate DocumentsFAQs About North Dakota Rental Application Form

What Is a North Dakota Residential Rental Application?

A North Dakota rental application is a legal document used by landlords and property managers to assess and choose an appropriate tenant for a rental property. They are sometimes known by other common names, such as:

  • Tenant applications
  • Rental lease applications
  • Lease applications
  • Applications for a rental property

Having a rental application can prove highly important to make sure you get the right tenant into your property. The process of screening prospective residents in this way allows you to discover any issues such as their inability to pay rent or the likelihood to cause a nuisance before signing a contract.

What to Include in a North Dakota Rental Application Form

It is important to request the right data from a tenant when asking them to fill in an ND rental application and to make sure they are properly informed about the contract. This will be essential to make sure you get the right tenant into your property.

Almost all application forms for rental properties request some or all of the following information:

  • Personal data
  • Rental history
  • Employment details
  • Income information
  • Credit history
  • Personal references
  • Permission for background checks

Additionally, landlords must provide vital disclosures to ensure that potential residents can safely use the property. They must provide details about:

  • The property's condition
  • Potential hazards to the tenant
  • Shared utility arrangements
  • Rent control rules
  • Smoking policy
  • The security deposit
  • Associated fees

North Dakota Rental Application Sample

Looking over a readily prepared template of a rental application can make it much easier to create your own. Review our document sample below to get more familiar with what your application form will look like when it’s completed.

Rental Application for North Dakota Sample
Create a North Dakota Rental Application
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North Dakota Rental Application Laws

North Dakota has many rules and statutes regulating its housing market. These must be fully considered when preparing an application for rental properties in the state.

Application Fee

You can charge as much as you wish as a rental application fee. There are no laws in North Dakota providing a set limit, although it is recommended to only charge enough to cover the costs of any background checks. Any amount charged to the tenant is also non-refundable.

Security Deposit

Landlords cannot charge more than 1 months' rent if they are leasing an apartment under North Dakota law. However, landlords can charge up to 2 months' rent or $2,500 (whichever is greater) if the applicant has pets (Section 47-16-07.1).

Housing Discrimination Law

In North Dakota, the North Dakota Housing Discrimination Act and the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) are in place. These laws state that it is illegal to discriminate based on the following characteristics:

  • Race
  • Color
  • Nationality
  • Religion
  • Sex
  • Familial status
  • Disability
  • Age (40+)
  • Marital status
  • Receipt of public assistance

As a consequence, you are not allowed to ask for any of these details on an ND Rental Application form, nor to include them in the decision-making process. However, in North Dakota, certain exemptions from fair housing laws exist. These are as follows:

  • Religious organizations: Religion can be used as a basis for giving priority to certain applicants for properties that are owned or managed by a religious organization that does not rent with commercial intent.
  • Private clubs: Clubs that do not operate publicly and do not rent for commercial purposes can give preference to certain applicants.
  • Housing for older persons: It is allowed to ask for an applicant's age for age-restricted communities (such as senior housing).
  • Mrs. Murphy exemption: Dwellings with four units or fewer, in which one unit is occupied by the owner, are generally exempt from certain fair housing requirements.

Notice of Eligibility

You must disclose the screening criteria used during the application process, as well as anything that could lead to a refusal. To make sure individuals understand this in advance of the application, they must provide a signature of acknowledgment on the application.

Consent Credit Check

The Federal Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) stipulates that potential tenants must agree to any credit checks you require. To show they consent, they must provide written acknowledgment on the application form.

Other Real Estate Documents

There are various other legal documents that landlords must take into account when considering new tenants. Get expert guidance on preparing other personalized property forms with our other free printable templates for the following legal forms:

FAQs About North Dakota Rental Application Form

Understanding what your North Dakota rental application can and cannot do is vital before you create your own from scratch. Find out more about how these screening documents work and what you need to know when writing them.

A credit reference is a document that provides information on the credit history of an applicant for a rental property. This may be requested on North Dakota rental applications so that landlords can properly assess whether a potential tenant will be able to meet the rental payment schedule.

You cannot ask tenants a number of questions when you are vetting them with an ND rental application document. You must not request any information from the applicant regarding their race or ethnicity, religion, sexuality, immigration or citizenship status, arrest records, marital or familial status, and whether they have children or not.

It is not usually necessary to request a Social Security number (SSN) on a North Dakota rental application. However, you may consider requesting this data from an applicant if you want to run certain background checks on them.

Additionally, you must always get written permission from the tenant on the application form if you want to use their SSN. When you handle someone else’s Social Security information you always need consent first and must disclose that you will properly handle this data. 

These days, most screening companies can obtain the applicant’s SSN directly by requesting it securely from the applicant via email. Remember, however, that you must always inform the potential tenant and have their permission before you run any background checks.

Preview of your North Dakota Rental Application

RENTAL APPLICATION
The following sections must be completed by the Applicant. Please note that, except for married couples, each occupant who is 18 years of age or older has to complete a separate application to rent.

Shall the Applicant have any question regarding the rental unit, please contact _________ at:
Email Address: _________
Phone: _________
The Applicant is a: (check one)

(   ) Tenant
(   ) Tenant with co-tenant(s)
(   ) Guarantor/co-signor
PREMISES INFORMATION
Application to rent property at the following address:

_________ , _________, ND _________

Type of Property: House
Date of Availability: _________
Proposed Move-In Date: _________
APPLICANT'S INFORMATION

Please attach a copy of your Driver's License, State ID, Military ID, or Passport.
FULL NAME OF APPLICANT: ________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: _________________________ (Optional. For purpose of obtaining credit reports. Age discrimination is prohibited by state and federal law)
Driver's license number or any valid ID: _________________ State: ______________ Expires: _________________________
Email Address: ____________________________________________________
Home Phone: (______) ___________ Alternative Phone: (______) ___________
CO-APPLICANT'S INFORMATION (if applicable)
Please attach a copy of your Driver's License, State ID, Military ID, or Passport.

FULL NAME OF CO-APPLICANT: ________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: _________________________ (Optional)
Driver's license number or any valid ID: _________________ State: ______________ Expires: _________________________
Email Address: ____________________________________________________
Home Phone: (______) ___________ Alternative Phone: (______) ___________
OTHER OCCUPANTS' INFORMATION (if applicable)
Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Relation to Applicant: ______________________ Date of Birth: ______________ (Optional)

Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Relation to Applicant: ______________________ Date of Birth: ______________ (Optional)

Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Relation to Applicant: ______________________ Date of Birth: ______________ (Optional)

Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Relation to Applicant: ______________________ Date of Birth: ______________ (Optional)
EMERGENCY CONTACT

In case of emergency, please contact:

Emergency contact #1: ____________________________________________________
Relationship: _______________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________
Email Address: ____________________________________________________
Emergency contact #2: ____________________________________________________
Relationship: _______________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________
Email Address: ____________________________________________________
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Pets
Pets are not allowed in the rental property. However, as provided by law, a Service Animal(s) is not considered a pet, and every individual with a disability shall have a right to have a Service Animal(s) on the Property.
Waterbeds

The Landlord prohibits the use of waterbeds on the rental unit.
Smoking and Vaping

The Landlord does not allow smoking or vaping in the rental unit.
CONSENT & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

By signing this Residential Rental Application, the Applicant accepts and agrees to the following:
(i)This is only an application to rent and does not guarantee that the Applicant will be selected as a tenant of the premises.
(ii)The Landlord or Manager or his/her authorized Agent could receive multiple rental applications for the premises and will only select the most qualified individual.
(iii)Applicant represents the above information to be true and complete.
Applicant hereby authorizes the Landlord or Manager or his/her authorized Agent to do the following:
(i)Verify all of the personal information provided above.
(ii)Obtain a credit report, as well as other reports, on the Applicant.
(iii)Applicant further authorizes the Landlord or Manager or his/her authorized Agent to disclose information to the owners or agents of the premises with whom the Applicant intends to have a rental relationship.
Does the Applicant wish to receive a copy of the reports that we may obtain?Yes (   )     No (   )     

Notice of Non-Discrimination

The Landlord does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any approval/disapproval of this application.


__________________________________________
Applicant's SignatureDate
__________________________________________
Co-Applicant's SignatureDate

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